MLL Announces 2013 Regular Season Schedule

BOSTON — Major League Lacrosse has
announced its regular season schedule for the 2013 season.

"As we enter our thirteenth season, I believe this is a well
balanced schedule," MLL commissioner David Gross said. "Each week
will offer great matchups that will showcase the best talent
professional lacrosse has to offer."

All of the MLL's eight teams (Boston Cannons, Charlotte Hounds,
Chesapeake Bayhawks, Denver Outlaws, Hamilton Nationals, New York
Lizards, Ohio Machine and Rochester Rattlers) will play each other
twice for a balanced season of 56 games that will culminate in
Championship Weekend at PPL Park in Chester, Pa., on Aug.
24-25.

Additionally, Gross confirmed to Lacrosse Magazine on
Saturday night at the MLL Collegiate Draft that the league will
hold a game in Atlanta this season. A press conference to announce
it is scheduled for Tuesday at Kennesaw State, where the game will
be played.

Three games will open the season on April 27, with Denver
traveling to Charlotte, reigning 2012 MLL champion Chesapeake
visiting Rochester and Boston renewing its rivalry at New York.

Hamilton and Ohio will open their 2013 campaigns a week later
with the Nationals visiting Boston and the Machine welcoming
Denver.

A rematch of the 2012 MLL Championship game will take place in
Week 7 at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in Annapolis, Md.
between the Denver Outlaws and the Chesapeake Bayhawks on June 15.
The 2012 MLL Champions will then visit Sports Authority Field at
Mile High in Denver Co., on July 27 for the return leg of the
series.

All teams will have a bye between Weeks 10 and 11 as the best
players in Major League Lacrosse will measure up in the 2013 MLL
All-Star Game in Charlotte, N.C.

Aug. 10 will mark the end of the regular season with four
matchups. Rochester will travel to Boston, Charlotte visits
Chesapeake, Denver travels north of the border to Hamilton and New
York will welcome Ohio.

A total of 26 live, nationally televised games will be broadcast
in 2013, to be announced at a later date. ESPN2 will air six live
games, while MLL announced last December a renewed partnership with
CBS Sports Network with 20 games, up from 14 last season, being
broadcast on the network, in addition to all 18 episodes of "Inside
the MLL," the league's 30-minute magazine show.

A selection of games will also air on YouTube this season,
according to The Lacrosse Network, although an announcment has not
yet been made.